Here at Quinde Huayco, you will find a place that will care for all your needs during your stay in Ecuador. We offer good rooms, a great restaurant, a chance to observe birds like you’ve never seen before while sipping a good cup of coffee and we will try our best to offer you some unique tours and the most useful advice for your travels in Ecuador. Come stay with us and we will be your little place in paradise.

I’m Luis Zapata Trujillo, the owner of hostal Quinde Huayco in this beautiful spot in Ecuador named Baeza. I’m originally from Quito and I’ve lived and travelled for 17 years in the USA before I decided to settle here six years ago, with the idea of using my own experience to be a good host to fellow travellers. The region of Baeza is covered with cloudforest; there’s a lot of nature with a great biodiversity, it’s safe and tranquil and the village is still a small community.

I love sharing my enthusiasm for everything Baeza has to offer with anyone who comes to visit us, so they can really get to know this town and it’s surroundings and make the best of their stay.

That is why Quinde Huayco doesn’t only offer a cozy place to stay and many different organized tours: we also have several volunteer options for (semi-)professionals. Because I’ve been living in this area for years now, I know the region, the population and the necessities very well. That is why I only offer projects that the people here really benefit from in the first place.

My belief is that volunteering directly with a small local organization is the best way to guarantee that the local people benefit optimally from your efforts and contributions as a volunteer. Big organizations often ask a lot of money for volunteer work in exactly the same place; I think that the money would be better spent directly on the local projects.

If you feel that way too and if you’re interested in volunteering in one of our projects, please read the information in the menu and don’t hesítate to contact me!